More than 10,000 people filled a sports center in Hanoi last week to listen to American religious leader Franklin Graham. The clergyman told the crowd he wants Vietnam’s communist government to consider Christians its best citizens.

The explosion happened in an underground passageway that connects Times Square station on 42nd Street to a station under the Port Authority Bus Terminal. Many people were in the passageway when the explosion caused it to fill with smoke.

Saudi Arabia’s government says it will lift the country’s ban on movie theaters next year. The decision was the latest in a series of social reforms to be announced in recent months by the conservative Middle East kingdom.

The future prices of bitcoin increased 18 percent to more than $18,000 on Monday morning on the Chicago Board Options Exchange. Futures are a type of contract in which a buyer and a seller agree on a price for a particular item to be delivered on a date i

The exhibition follows Prince’s long career as a recording artist. Among the personal possessions are made-to-order guitars, notepads of handwritten song lyrics and clothing worn in his music videos and films.

A law that permits Indians to get information about their government is helping a group of women in Delhi get needed services. The women have led a successful campaign demanding that city officials improve access to water, waste removal services and trans

In the past five days, the fires have destroyed at least 500 buildings and forced 190,000 people to leave their homes, California officials said. More than 5,700 people, some in helicopters, are trying to slow the spread of six large wildfires and other s

A new study has found that babies have a higher chance of dying in their first few weeks of life if their mothers live close to an oil spill. Researchers studied information about babies dying and oil spills in the Niger Delta area of southern Nigeria.

The self-declared Islamic State (IS) group is close to defeat in Syria and Iraq. Now, some observers say the group’s hope of winning the information war is also failing. They say IS propagandists are unable to say their side is winning.

A dangerous wildfire has started in the Bel Air area of Los Angeles, California, as firefighters battle three other fires across Southern California. The latest wildfire reached the side of the busy Interstate 405 through the Santa Monica Mountains. It st

Former Brazilian senator Marina Silva plans to seek her party’s nomination for the presidency next year. Silva announced her plans at a meeting of her Sustainability Network Party last weekend. The Reuters news agency says the party would officially nomin

U.S. President Donald Trump told Palestinian and Jordanian leaders on Tuesday that he intends to move the U.S. embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. A Palestinian spokesman said Trump called Palestine President Mahmoud Abbas on Tuesday. Trump info

Houthi rebels in Yemen say former president Ali Abdullah Saleh has been killed. The death was announced Monday by a Houthi-run television station. An official with Yemen’s internationally recognized government confirmed to the Associated Press that Saleh

With 99.96 percent of the votes counted, President Juan Orlando Hernandez holds a small lead. But his opponent, Salvador Nasralla, has accused the government of stealing the election and called for street protests.

The Tonle Sap is home to hundreds of kinds of fish. Fishing crews catch as much as 300,000 tons of fish in the lake every year. The fish are said to provide Cambodia with up to 60 percent of its protein needs. But things are changing.

This is the second consecutive year that pollution levels in New Delhi have risen to 30 times the safe amount. Doctors tell people not to walk outside when the air quality is bad. But for many of the homeless, staying inside can be difficult.

Michael Flynn is the first official from President Donald Trump’s administration to plead guilty in an investigation led by Special Counsel Robert Mueller. The special counsel is examining possible ties between Russia and the Trump presidential campaign i

The plan would put the refugees on Bhashan Char, an island in the Bay of Bengal that floods frequently. Bangladesh’s government approved the plan on Tuesday to develop the island, despite criticism from humanitarian workers. They have said the island is n

Young kids love to play outside. But today, more than ever, as youngsters spend their days in kindergarten and preschool and day care, they are confined indoors for long hours. A new school in Hamilton, Virginia, is turning that situation around.

The agreement among the three countries comes as Qatar faces trade restrictions from its neighbors. It also is a sign of growing ties between Turkey and Iran, which competes with Saudi Arabia for influence in the Middle East.

President Donald Trump spoke about the launch during a meeting with congressional leaders at the White House. He said the United States, in his words, “will take care of it." He did not offer any details.

The plan would put the refugees on Bhashan Char, an island in the Bay of Bengal that floods frequently. Bangladesh’s government approved the plan on Tuesday to develop the island, despite criticism from humanitarian workers. They have said the island is n

Fighting between the Saudi-supported government in Yemen and Iran-supported Houthi rebels has prevented aid from reaching Yemen. UNICEF’s Middle East director is calling the country one of the worst places on Earth to be a child.

Pope Francis met Monday with Myanmar’s military chief before the official start of his visit to the Southeast Asian country. The Vatican did not provide many details of the Pope’s 15-minute courtesy visit with General Min Aung Hlaing.

Recycling businesses are improving processes to remove metals from old batteries.Their hope is to take advantage of an expected shortage of materials, such as cobalt and lithium, when sales of electric cars start rising. Even if battery supplies are low,